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The term (cid:498)police(cid:499) used by modern states to describe the body enforcing the law and maintaining order, comes from the french word police meaning (cid:498)to administration, civil polity(cid:499) The greek word however, for police i astynomia, a compound noun keep order, but dates back further the greek politeia standing for citizenship, consisting of asty (city) and nomos (law) Defined: a police force is constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect, property, and limit civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with the police services of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. The first centrally organized police force was created by the government of. King louis xiv in 1667 to police the city of paris then the largest city in.
